An editorial posted on Nov. 1 by The Virginian Pilot addresses how important closed captioning is to the deaf and hard-of-hearing community and why there…
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The National Institute of Health offered a tour of its facilities to representatives of the Friends of the Congressional Hearing Health Caucus. Matthew Barusch, Manager,…
NetGuide.com reported on Aug. 8 that a wider range of New Zealanders will get better access to Parliament with the recent launch of live closed…
According to an article in the Aug. 8 issue of Forbes, New York City is the most accessible city in the country for people with…
A blog posted on Aug. 9 by The Huffington Post addresses 10 misconceptions teachers – and others in the educational system – should know about…
On June 23, NCRA member Darlene Parker, RPR, the director of steno captioning and realtime relations at the National Captioning Institute in Chantilly, Va., and Adam…
On May 27, Bloomberg BNA posted a story about new guidelines issues by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) that address language translation, content description,…
An article posted May 11 by GraysHarborTalk, Montesano, Wash., features an interview with NCRA member Connie Church, RPR, CRR, CRC, a freelance reporter. She provides…
An article posted April 25 by GCN reports that the U.S. Supreme Court set aside its policy against cell phones in the courtroom recently when…
Arizona individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing can now actively participate in meetings (in-person or remote), phone calls, videoconferencing, and multi-party teleconference calls…
A high school teacher from East Brunswick, N.J., who is deaf says multiple requests for the district to provide a CART reporter for graduation have…
Lawyers who are deaf or hard-of-hearing are set to be sworn in to the U.S. Supreme Court bar on April 19, in a first-ever mass…
On Jan. 21, North Carolina State University posted on its blog that it has established a captioning grant to assist faculty in creating accessible videos.…
On Oct. 21, NCRA joined more than 150 Congressional staffers, hearing advocates, and guests at a screening reception hosted by the Friends of the Congressional…
An article posted on Oct. 11 by Radio New Zealand News reported that the country’s Foundation for the Deaf is calling for more television programs…
NCRA member Laura Workman, RMR, CRR, an official court reporter from White Heath, Ill., was featured in an article posted by The News-Gazette on Oct.…
In a transcript dated Aug. 28 and posted on rushlimbaugh.com, radio personality Rush Limbaugh answers a caller who inquired about Limbaugh’s experience going deaf. Limbaugh…
On August 20, NCRA joined a number of organizations to cosponsor a congressional staff visit to the John Edward Porter Neuroscience Research Center, the newest…
In July, Sen. John A. DeFrancisco announced the passage of S5533-B by the state’s Senate and Assembly. The bill, which DeFrancisco introduced, would require state-funded…